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2 officers injured while helping people escape raging house fire in Perth Amboy
Two police officers were injured while helping people escape a raging house fire in Perth Amboy, New Jersey on Wednesday.Officers responded to 61 Water Street around 5 p.m. and found multiple people trying to escape from the back windows of the home.Video shows the moment the multi-family home partially collapsed as it was consumed by flames.Fortunately, officers were able to help the victims get down to safety from the third and fourth floors of the home, just in time.The two injured officers were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation. Their conditions are unknown.There's no word yet on the cause of the fire.----------* Get Eyewitness News Delivered* More New Jersey news* Send us a news tip* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts* Follow us on YouTubeSubmit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness NewsHave a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply.
Morris County man arrested for burglary after foot pursuit
FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, NJ (Essex County) – A Rockaway man is in custody after police responded to an alleged motor vehicle burglary on Tuesday in Fairfield Township. Matthew Logan, 29, was charged with burglary, possession of burglar’s tools, and resisting arrest. Police said on July 2, at around 9:35...
Harutyunyan Claims Even Shakur Stevenson’s Fans Want Him to Lose Due to “Boring” Fighting Style
Artem Harutyunyan says Shakur Stevenson’s fans want him to lose their fight on Saturday night because he’s “boring.”. Harutyunyan (13-1, 7 KOs), dressed like an executive, was messing with WBC lightweight champion Shakur’s mind during the final press conference on Wednesday, complimenting him nonstop, trying to throw him off.
Staten Island street closures on Fourth of July 2024: Parade route, plus start time
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Hundreds of Staten Islanders are expected to crowd the streets of Victory Boulevard on Thursday, to participate in one of the oldest parades in the country, the 114th annual Travis Fourth of July Parade. The ceremony often features singers, dancers, local schools and veterans who...
Sparta Celebrates Independence Day 2024: Elks Lodge Parade, Celebration and Lake Mohawk Ski Hawks
SPARTA, NJ - On Thursday, July 4 the Sparta Elks Lodge’s parade will kick off at 10:30 a.m. Parade participants will begin lining up at 9:30 a.m. on East Shore Trail. The parade route is along East Shore Trail, through White Deer Plaza and up Mohawk Avenue. The Lake Mohawk Ski Hawks will perform immediately following the parade. They can be viewed from the LMCC boardwalk near Beach 1. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The Elks Lodge will be hosting festivities after the parade at Dykstra Park. They will announce the parade award winners...
Adam Cruz Hired as Dover’s Town Administrator
DOVER — Adam E. Cruz was hired on June 26 as Dover’s new town administrator. He will earn $220,000 annually, reportedly $20,000 more than his salary in Trenton and $20,000 less than Dover’s former town administrator, BettyLou DeCroce. Trenton’s Mayor Reed Gusciora announced that Cruz had given...
Shakur Stevenson, on verge of free agency, has one last dance with Top Rank
NEWARK, N.J. — Being an American boxer coming out of the Olympics in the lightweight divisions, the comparisons to Floyd Mayweather Jr. were inevitable for Shakur Stevenson. Heading into what might be his final fight with Top Rank, the comparisons have never been more appropriate. Like Mayweather had done...
Toy drive continues through July 26
Lakeland Pools & Spas is holding its 12th annual toy drive in memory of Harrison Shauger. Harrison was born Aug. 2, 2006, with a congenital heart defect knows as tetralogy of Fallot. He died March 26, 2013, after multiple surgeries and cardiac catheterizations. The toy drive is in honor of...
Mosquito spraying set for Saturday morning in Rockaway
ROCKAWAY, NJ (Morris County) – The Morris County Mosquito Commission has announced that it will be using an All-Terrain vehicle to treat a section of woods in Rockaway on Saturday morning. The mosquito spraying will go on from 4:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, weather permitting,...
Rutgers WR commit Vernon Allen shares history of playing alongside QB commit Gavin Sidwar
Rutgers landed 20 class of 2025 commitments in the last month and now has its class of 2026 quarterback after landing a commitment from three-star Gavin Sidwar of La Salle (Glenside, Pa.) on Monday night. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Sidwar has a close relationship with another Rutgers commit, as he has...
Nothing Says Summer Like Sunflowers
Von Thun Farms in Washington, NJ is such a great place to visit all year long! I finally got to visit the NJ Sunflower Trail. It was a beautiful, sunny day, with very low humidity, a perfect day for admiring summer's bountiful beauty. The ride there was gorgeous and when...
NJ homeless veterans nonprofit close to reaching 2024 goal
The multi-award-winning, Bedminster-based nonprofit, Independence for Veterans, has won its sixth consecutive “Certificate of Appreciation” award from the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The award was given for the nonprofit's continued, outstanding contributions to the New Jersey homeless veterans community. Since Jan. 1, Independence for Veterans has successfully hand-delivered $495,000-plus worth of brand-new...
Dog owner wrapped up in Central Park pooch stabbing killed in police shootout in New Jersey
One of the dog owners involved in a headline-grabbing fatal pooch stabbing in Central Park last year was killed in a New Jersey police shootout in June, The Post can reveal. Karl Gregory, 46, was shot and killed just after midnight June 13 inside the Royal Albert’s Palace hotel in the Fords section of Woodbridge Township, according to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. The gunfight – which left two police officers injured – came just as a hearing was about to take place in the baffling Manhattan dog stabbing case that drew nationwide attention last summer. According to police sources, Gregory at...
Beaux's Home Run Not Enough as Fightins Fall at Somerset
Readings Drops Two-of-Three in Road Portion of Home and Home Series. (Bridgewater, NJ) - One run each in the sixth and seventh lifted the Somerset Patriots (7-2, 39-39) to a 5-4 win over the Reading Fightin Phils (3-6, 34-43) on Wednesday night at TD Bank Ballpark. With the loss, Reading trails the series 2-1 as it now shifts back to FirstEnergy Stadium on Thursday.
More trucks roll through NY, NJ ports after Baltimore bridge collapse
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2024. Donate today. The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore caused a spike in the number of trucks rolling in and out of New York Harbor's seaports, according to Port Authority data. Baltimore’s port closed on March 26...
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